Avro Vulcan | The beautiful angel of armageddon with the sword of judgment

We are investigating the Avro Vulcan, one of the unforgettable V-bombers of the Royal Air Force. #vulcan #strategicbomber #royalairforce #militaryaviationhistory #militaryaviation

Why did the U.K. need strategic bombers?
What were the features of the Vulcan?
What were the Vulcan's variants?
How did the aircraft perform in combat?

00:00 Introduction
01:04 Programme history
04:37 Design
06:40 Specifications (Vulcan B.1)
07:37 Variants (Vulcan B.1A / Vulcan B.2 / Vulcan B.2 (MRR) / Vulcan K.2)
10:09 Operational history (1962 Cuban Missile Crisis / 1982 Falklands War - Operation Black Buck)

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[Idahoguy]

I was fortunate to see a Vulcan flying at an airshow

[fancyfox]

I'm from the US and this is actually one of my favorite aircraft

[lucianohelvecioteixeira.]

Era uma belíssima aeronave parabéns novamente

[well-blazeredman]

Good video. I would have liked deeper coverage of the Vulcan's 'defensive aids suite', which was extensive.
Perhaps the RAF should have updated a couple of squadrons, with improved avionics and weapons, for missions beyond the range of the Tornado force.

[allen]

Hey, it was in the James Bond movie, "Thunderball." We know that, but it also appears in the Winton Carluchi film, "Dr. Sayers Love Nation." When the Vulcan lands, Dr. Sayers is in the back of the chute. He's riding on a Bunson chair turning round-and-round.

[uingaeoc]

The HP Victor outclassed the Vulcan on all parameters.

[lordtemplar]

❤. great aircraft, one of my favourites. I didnt know it was also used as a tanker.
Could you please do a video on another legend, the DeHavilland Mosquito?

[wiktorberski]

Last week I had an opportunity to see Vulcan in North east Aviation Museum close to Sunderland, UK

[cassidy]

I always thought that it would’ve been cool if the Brits could’ve modernized and upgraded their Vulcan fleet into a longe range precision munition carrying platform. Much like what the US has done with their B-52 fleet, the Russians their Tu-95 and the ChiComs their H-6.

[qfytidw]

They've got one of these at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield and if you ask nicely you can have a look inside.

[mohammedsaysrashid]

Another wonderful video shared by an excellent ( weapon detective 🕵️‍♂️) channel...video clearly explained all characteristics of that British designed strategic atomic bomber (Avro Vulcan Roman God of fire 🔥 and destruction )

[marsmotion]

i remember seeing this plane the first time in thunderball a james bond movie from 1965, it was in syndication by the time i saw it. avro was an amazing company. had the canadians not been so short sighted and had a proper industrial policy to protect avro i wonder what else they would have achieved.

[jackaubrey]

A video on Nanchang Q-5 would be great. This plane really intrigues me.

[habahan]

Thanks for the member special premiere. Excellent video. Is the next Victor or Valiant?

[misterbig]

They had this plane in the movie THUNDERBALL

[neiljopling]

The proposed variant armed with 12 AIM-54 Phoenix missiles would have been nice.

[frankchan]

The line “British aircraft designs are ugly as hell” is hilarious.

[ianmangham]

We once refuelled one a record amount of times only to miss the runway at the Falklands 🇫🇰 😮

[TyrannoJoris_Rex]

6:31 MiG-17, _maybe_ MiG-19. But that shit sure as hell wasn't getting away from an Su-15. Not even a MiG-21 or Su-9